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Place of birth

Alton, Hampshire [9]

London England [9]

Bircham Tofts Norfolk [5]

Newcastle, Northumberland [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

South Shields, Durham, England [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Camperdown Victoria [3]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [3]

Coolac New South Wales [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Inverell New South Wales [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

east dereham,norfolk [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bramley, Surrey [2]

Calstock, Cornwall [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Glasgow [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [2]

Hendon, London [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

Largs, Ayrshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Newcastle [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Odiham, Hampshire [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Waltham Cross, Middlesex [2]

16 Wyndham Square, Plymouth [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Albion Park New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [610]

Gunner [72]

Corporal [61]

Driver [52]

Sapper [50]

Serjeant [50]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lance Corporal [27]

Captain [20]

Acting Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [8]

Rifleman [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Bombardier [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Saddler [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Civilian [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant/ Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal (Acting Sergeant) [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Foreman of Works Staff Serjeant [1]

Greaser [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [90]

Army Service Corps [77]

Royal Field Artillery [77]

Labour Corps [76]

London Regiment [54]

Hampshire Regiment [42]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

The Queen's Regiment [22]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Rifle Brigade [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Border Regiment [14]

East Kent Regiment [14]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Marine Artillery [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Royal Scots [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

Service

British Army [961]

Royal Navy [132]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93]

Australian Imperial Force [71]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [49]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1333]

C [2]

H [2]

E [1]

L [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1306]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Alton, Hampshire [9] London England [9] Bircham Tofts Norfolk [5] Newcastle, Northumberland [5] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] South Shields, Durham, England [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Camperdown Victoria [3] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [3] Coolac New South Wales [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Inverell New South Wales [3] London, Middlesex [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] east dereham,norfolk [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bramley, Surrey [2] Calstock, Cornwall [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Deptford, London [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Glasgow [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [2] Hendon, London [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] Largs, Ayrshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Newcastle [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Odiham, Hampshire [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Poplar, London [2] Stowmarket, Suffolk [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Waltham Cross, Middlesex [2] 16 Wyndham Square, Plymouth [1] Aberdeen [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Albion Park New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [610] Gunner [72] Corporal [61] Driver [52] Sapper [50] Serjeant [50] Second Lieutenant [30] Lance Corporal [27] Captain [20] Acting Corporal [13] Lieutenant [8] Rifleman [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Bombardier [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Major [4] Pioneer [4] Company Sergeant Major [3] 2nd Corporal [2] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Saddler [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chauffeur [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Civilian [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant/ Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal (Acting Sergeant) [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Engineer Captain [1] Flight Commander [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Foreman of Works Staff Serjeant [1] Greaser [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [90] Army Service Corps [77] Royal Field Artillery [77] Labour Corps [76] London Regiment [54] Hampshire Regiment [42] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] Machine Gun Corps [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] Royal Fusiliers [22] The Queen's Regiment [22] Middlesex Regiment [21] Rifle Brigade [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Durham Light Infantry [16] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Border Regiment [14] East Kent Regiment [14] East Surrey Regiment [14] Royal Scots Fusiliers [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Marine Artillery [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Wiltshire Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Cheshire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Royal Scots [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Cameron Highlanders [6]

Service

British Army [961] Royal Navy [132] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93] Australian Imperial Force [71] Canadian Expeditionary Force [49] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1333] C [2] H [2] E [1] L [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1306] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Australia [1]

David Bone

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army L/7608 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7608 Lance Corporal The Buffs, East Kent Reg't 2nd batt

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Alfred Philip Bone

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 85640 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 85640 Corporal (Acting Sergeant) Royal Engineers

British Army 85640 Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers 34th Divisional Signal Company

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Thomas Bone

Born 1875

Died 1951

British Army 98 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Bone

Born 1875

Died 1951

British Army 20205 Private Royal Army Medical Corps/11th Field Ambulance

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Gordon Walter Bone

Born 1888

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3012

Australian Imperial Force 3012 Driver Australian Army Service Corps

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William Alfred James Bone

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 40026 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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W David Muirhead Bone

Born 1876

Died 1953

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Captain Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regt.

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Joseph Bone

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 208090 Sapper Royal Engineers 249th Field Co.

Royal Navy 1125 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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Thomas Bone

Born 1893

Royal Navy 1457 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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Walter Bone

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 3586

British Army 4336 Private Non Combatant Corps 2nd Company

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Albert Edward Bone

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery 242nd Brigade

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James Bone

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army T-201685 Corporal The Queen's Regiment

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William Henry Bone

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 5235 Private London Regiment 12th (county of lond Battalion

British Army 472192 Private London Regiment 12th (county of lond Battalion

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Henry Lewis Bone

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army G/18758 Private East Kent Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army G/18758 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Walter Bone

Born 1897

Died 1944

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William James Bone

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406678

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William C B Bone

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32482

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Ernest Bone

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265526

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Benton Bone

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265286

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Robert Smart Bone

Born 1884

British Army T 018 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army T 8 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 337541 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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